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Jensen ET. Adsorbate dissociation due to heteromolecular electronic energy transfer from fluorobenzene thin films. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:11910-11921. [PMID: 38568744 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp05520e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/18/2024]
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Study of the near-UV photodissociation dynamics for monolayer (ML) quantities of CH3I on thin films of a series of fluorobenzenes and benzene (1-25 ML) grown on a Cu(100) substrate finds that in addition to gas-phase-like neutral photodissociation, CH3I dissociation can be enhanced via electronic energy transfer to the CH3I following photoabsorption in several of the thin films studied. Distinct CH3 photofragment kinetic energy distributions are found for CH3I photodissociation on C6H5F, 1,4-C6H4F2 and C6H6 thin films, and distinguished from neutral photodissociation pathways using polarized incident light. The effective photodissociation cross section for CH3I on these thin films is increased as compared to that for the higher F-count fluorobenzene thin films due to the additional photodissociation pathway available. Quenching by the metal substrate of the photoexcitation via this new pathway suggests a significantly longer timescale for excitation than that of neutral CH3I photodissociation. The observations support a mechanism in which neutral photoexcitation in the thin film (i.e. an exciton) is transported to the interface with CH3I, and transfers the electronic excitation to the CH3I which then dissociates. The unimodal CH3 photofragment distribution and observed kinetic energies on the fluorobenzene thin films suggest that the dissociation occurs via the 3Q1 excited state of CH3I.
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- E T Jensen
- Department of Physics, University of Northern BC, Canada.
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Golikov O, Yerezhep D, Akylbayeva A, Sokolov DY, Korshikov E, Nurmukan A, Aldiyarov A. Cryovacuum setup for optical studies of astrophysical ice. Sci Rep 2023; 13:21155. [PMID: 38036724 PMCID: PMC10689453 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48541-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
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This paper presents a cryovacuum setup for the study of substances under near-space conditions. The setup makes it possible to study the infrared spectra, refractive index, and density of substances that are condensed from the vapor phase onto a cooled substrate in the temperature range from 11 to 300 K. At the same time, it is possible to obtain the ultimate pressure of 1 × 10-10 Torr in the vacuum chamber. The presented setup is based on FTIR spectroscopy (the spectral measurement range is 400-7800 cm-1) and laser interference, through which the important physical and optical parameters are determined. A number of experiments allow us to point out that the data obtained using this setup correlate well with the experiments of other authors. Due to the non-directional deposition of substances from the vapor phase, the ice formed resembles the one formed under cosmic conditions as closely as possible, which makes the presented setup particularly valuable. The presented cryovacuum setup can be used for the interpretation of data obtained during astrophysical observations, providing a means to determine the properties of cosmic objects.
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- Oleg Golikov
- Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Al-Farabi Av., 71, 050040, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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- Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Al-Farabi Av., 71, 050040, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
- Satbayev University, Satbaev str., 22, 050040, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
- Institute of Physics and Technology, Satbayev University, Ibragimov str., 11, 050032, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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- Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Al-Farabi Av., 71, 050040, Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Satbayev University, Satbaev str., 22, 050040, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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- Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Al-Farabi Av., 71, 050040, Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Almaty Technological University, Tole Bi av., 100, 050012, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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- Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Al-Farabi Av., 71, 050040, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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- Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Al-Farabi Av., 71, 050040, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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Jensen ET. Contrasting mechanisms for photodissociation of methyl halides adsorbed on thin films of C 6H 6 and C 6F 6. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:3748-3760. [PMID: 33533786 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp05844k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The mechanisms for photodissociation of methyl halides (CH3X, X = Cl, Br, I) have been studied for these molecules when adsorbed on thin films of C6H6 or C6F6 on copper single crystals, using time-of-flight spectroscopy with 248 nm and 193 nm light. For CH3Cl and CH3Br monolayers adsorbed on C6H6, two photodissociation pathways can be identified - neutral photodissociation similar to the gas-phase, and a dissociative electron attachment (DEA) pathway due to photoelectrons from the metal. The same methyl halides adsorbed on a C6F6 thin film display only neutral photodissociation, with the DEA pathway entirely absent due to intermolecular quenching via a LUMO-derived electronic band in the C6F6 thin film. For CH3I adsorbed on a C6F6 thin film, illumination with 248 nm light results in CH3 photofragments departing due to neutral photodissociation via the A-band absorption. When CH3I monolayers on C6H6 thin films are illuminated at the same wavelength, additional new photodissociation pathways are observed that are due to absorption in the molecular film with energy transfer leading to dissociation of the CH3I molecules adsorbed on top. The proposed mechanism for this photodissociation is via a charge-transfer complex for the C6H6 layer and adsorbed CH3I.
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- E T Jensen
- Department of Physics, University of Northern BC, 3333 University Way, Prince George B.C., V2N 4Z9, Canada.
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